Difference between revisions of "Dynamics"

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*What's dark matter?
 
*What's dark matter?
 
**How do we know it exists?
 
**How do we know it exists?
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*What is the circular velocity of the sun around the galactic center? What is its distance from the GC? Orbital period?
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*Plot the position of the sun on a galactic rotation curve

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Questions in this category have been asked by

  • What do you know about the galactic rotation curve?
    • How are distances measured on it?
  • What's dark matter?
    • How do we know it exists?
  • What is the circular velocity of the sun around the galactic center? What is its distance from the GC? Orbital period?
  • Plot the position of the sun on a galactic rotation curve